Senior Academic Advisor
Role Overview
The Senior Academic Advisor provides comprehensive academic advising, individualized learning support, and academic intervention services to students enrolled in the University's health sciences programs.
The incumbent promotes student achievement, retention, and success by identifying learning challenges, developing academic improvement strategies, and implementing programs to strengthen student performance.
Working collaboratively with students, faculty, academic leadership, and institutional support services, the Senior Academic Advisor also assists in the development, coordination, and evaluation of academic support initiatives, oversees student tutoring services, and supports departmental operations.
Key Skills for This Role
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Qualifications
- Required Qualifications
- Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in School Psychology, Educational Psychology, or a closely related field.
- 2+ years of professional experience providing academic advising, academic coaching, learning support, or academic intervention services to students in a higher education or related educational setting.
- Demonstrated knowledge of learning strategies, academic assessment, study skills development, and intervention techniques designed to improve student academic performance.
- Experience working with students experiencing academic difficulties, including developing individualized academic improvement strategies and monitoring student progress.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical, and written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with students, faculty, academic administrators, and institutional support services.
- Demonstrated ability to handle confidential student information and maintain accurate records.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and familiarity with student information systems or related academic support technology.
- Or, a satsifactory equivalent combination of experience, education and training.
- Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in School Psychology, Educational Psychology, or a closely related field.
- Experience providing academic advising or student support services within a health sciences university or institution offering nursing, allied health, public health, or other professional health sciences programs.
- Experience developing and facilitating academic success workshops, learning strategy programs, and individualized academic interventions.
- Experience supporting academically at-risk students, including those placed on academic probation.
- Experience coordinating academic tutoring programs and supervising student employees.
- Familiarity with learning disabilities, academic accommodations, and appropriate student referral procedures.
- Experience evaluating academic support programs and utilizing student performance data to recommend improvements.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in School Psychology, Educational Psychology, or a closely related field.
- Experience providing academic advising or student support services within a health sciences university or institution offering nursing, allied health, public health, or other professional health sciences programs.
- Experience developing and facilitating academic success workshops, learning strategy programs, and individualized academic interventions.
- Experience supporting academically at-risk students, including those placed on academic probation.
- Experience coordinating academic tutoring programs and supervising student employees.
- Familiarity with learning disabilities, academic accommodations, and appropriate student referral procedures.
- Experience evaluating academic support programs and utilizing student performance data to recommend improvements.
About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Public SUNY academic medical center providing health education, research, and hospital care to Brooklyn and New York City.
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